One of his first major credits as a songwriter for outside artists came when he wrote the tune "Slow Jam" for the R&B band Midnight Star in 1983.

The tune was on Midnight Star's 1983 double-platinum No Parking on the Dance Floor album, and while it never was a single, it received massive radio airplay and the song is still played on quiet storm radio stations.

Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions.

We were getting a lot of phone calls from them and they were asking what happened to the show.

We didn’t know that a large number of people were watching the show,” he said.

The couple exchanged vows in front of celebrity guests including Oprah Winfrey.

They have been dating since 2007 and are parents to daughter Peyton Nicole, 5. This is the third marriage for Edmonds, who was previously married to Tracy Edmonds. Babyface’s rep did not immediately return calls for comment.

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Babyface remained in the Deele until 1988, when both he and Reid left the group.